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ESWP: International Bridge Conference®: Seminars2008 SeminarsThe Use of Strut and Tie Modeling in Bridge Design - $125 (Additional Registration)Presented: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, AM Session Moderator: Dr. Barney T. Martin, P.E., President, Modjeski and Masters This seminar will cover the history of the Strut and Tie method, steps for using the method, design examples of bridge elements and automated design tools. In addition to Dr. Martin, presenters will include Dr. David Sanders of the University of Nevada, Reno, and Dr. Daniel Kuchma of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Getting the Best Proposal – and Project - $125 (Additional Registration)Presented: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, PM Session Moderator: G. M. (Pat) Stricklin, President, GMS Consulting,
Inc. In today’s large project civil construction environment, a serious situation exists, in that there are frequently more project opportunities than there are qualified contractors to pursue them. While this will not last forever, owners and engineers must look closely at the requirements they place on proposers for major civil/bridge projects, if they want to receive competent and responsible proposals. This is especially true for projects being procured using the design-build approach. Recently, several major projects have gone begging for competition, with the result being that the owner either received no response to the RFP, or there was only one competitor and the pricing was well over budget. Another recent problem is that because there are so few qualified teams even responding to the initial Request for Qualifications (RFQ), less qualified teams are being included on the “short list”. This has resulted in contract awards to teams who have submitted unreasonably low price proposals, with the owners receiving a lower quality end product. These major design-build projects require the investment of significant resources to prepare a competitive proposal, and the stipends typically offered cover about 25% of the actual proposal costs. Therefore, contractors are becoming more selective as to where they commit their bidding resources. The best qualified contractors will walk away from bidding opportunities if they feel, a) the contract terms are too onerous, b) the scope is not clear and open to too much interpretation, or c) the evaluation and award criteria do not provide an “even playing field”. They want the type of competition that allows the project to be won on innovation, not mistakes or misinterpretation – truly the “best value.” The panel assembled to address these issues includes senior representatives of three of the major national civil/bridge contractors, and a major surety representative. They will address the contractual, design and scheduling issues that create an environment for providing a best value, competitive proposal – and will give the owner a high quality final product, within budget and on or ahead of schedule. Major topics to be addressed will include: > Fair and reasonable RFQ process.
Patrick Flaherty - Fluor Corporation Patrick (Pat) Flaherty serves as Senior Vice President and Business Line
Lead for Fluor’s global Infrastructure business. In this role, he
is responsible for successful execution of Public Private Partnerships,
Design-Build, Program Management and Construction projects within the
transportation, wind power, telecommunications, commercial and institutional
and healthcare markets. Within the transportation industry the company
is currently active in the road, rail, bridge, and airport market segments.
Mr. Flaherty also serves on various boards to represent Fluor's shareholdings in PPP projects. Robert H. Luffy – American Bridge Company Robert H. (Bob) Luffy is President and CEO of American Bridge Company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1972 and a Masters of Business Administration degree in 1979, both from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania and has been active in the construction industry for almost 40 years, 20 of those years as President and CEO of a major construction company. Mr. Luffy is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Highway Engineers and the Construction Industry Round Table. He is also very active within the civic community of Pittsburgh, where he served as Chairman of the Pittsburgh Zoo for five years and is the former Chairman of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, where he has been a Board member for the past 25 years. Mr. Luffy is a member of the Board of Visitors for the University Of Pittsburgh School of Engineering where he won the 1997 Distinguished Alumni Award for the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering. He has been involved in the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program where he was named Veteran of the Year in 1990. Mr. Luffy was the recipient of The Moles 2004 Outstanding Achievements in Construction Award for Non-Members, as well as being the recipient of the William Metcalf award given by the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania for Outstanding Achievement. He is also a Board member of the Allegheny Conference where he serves on the Transportation Committee. Bob resides in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania with his wife Debbie and they have five grown children.
For the past 4 years, Mr. Salamie has served as Business Development Manager for Kiewit, with his primary focus on procuring major design-build structuralprojects nationwide. These projects include:
Brian Reynolds is Vice President of the International Surety Division for Zurich North America in Baltimore, Maryland. As a senior underwriter in the International Department, Mr. Reynolds manages a domestic book of business that comprises some of the largest foreign-owned North American contract surety accounts, and surety opportunities with foreign affiliates within the Zurich Financial Services Group. Prior to joining Zurich North America, he served as a senior Latin American surety underwriter for a Bermuda-based multi-line insurance company; and, as a financial analyst for a US-based surety company. As a certified public accountant, Brian served as a surety and construction claims consultant within the construction industry practice group of an international accounting firm. Brian has both graduate and undergraduate degrees in Business Administration, Finance, and Accounting from the University of Utah. Integral Abutments - $125 (Additional Registration)Presented: Wednesday, June 4, 2008, AM Session Moderator: Bryan J. Spangler, P.E., Senior Technical Advisor, Michael Baker Jr., Inc. This seminar will focus on proper detailing for integral abutment bridges and how they can best be utilized. It will also cover full-scale test results from several bridges to demonstrate the functionality of these structures. In addition to Mr. Spangler, presenters will include Mr. Harry L. White, P.E. of the New York Department of Transportation, Mr. William C. Koller, P.E. of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Mr. Jeffrey Volz, P.E. of the Pennsylvania State University, and Mr. Vasant Mistry, P.E. of the Federal Highway Administration.
LRFD for Highway Bridge Superstructures - Steel (2-Day) - $400 (Additional Registration)Presented: Monday/Tuesday, June 2/3, 8:00 am-5:00 pm Presented by NHI This new course expands the suite of FHWA services to assist State and local governments in a successful implementation of load and resistance factor design (LRFD). The course promotes the philosophy of the LRFD design platform and establishes the motivation for LRFD as the reassurance that safe design practices are being applied where needed. For structural applications, the curriculum follows the AASHTO “LRFD Bridge Design Specifications,” 3rd Edition, 2004 (AASHTO LRFD), including the approved 2005 and 2006 Interims. This course is a combination of instructor-led discussions and workshop exercises. It includes LRFD theory applied to design examples and illustrates step-by-step LRFD design procedures. The training includes the extensive use of student exercises and example problems to demonstrate overall design, detailing, and construction principles addressed in the reference materials, and provides hands-on experience in the AASHTO LRFD design and detailing of steel superstructures. Exercise and example problems are based on components of overall comprehensive bridge design examples using AASHTO LRFD and provide comparisons between ASD, LFD, and LRFD design methods where meaningful. The curriculum materials are comprised of a comprehensive design manual, FHWA Publication No. FHWA NHI 06-001, lecture and workshop exercises intended to promote or enhance a working knowledge of the AASHTO LRFD specification, and a participant workbook for lecture notes and exercises. The curriculum material contains the following major topics: • Preliminary design concepts for steel superstructures OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to: •Describe the steel bridge superstructure design and construction
process in accordance with the AASHTO LRFD specifications TARGET AUDIENCE:This course has been developed for the needs of practicing public and private sector structural and bridge engineers with 1-10 years of experience. The primary audience is agency and consultant structural designers. Pre-training Competencies: Individuals attending this course should have a minimum BSCE degree and have a working knowledge of the AASHTO LRFD or the “AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges,” and have relevant design experience using either of these specifications on at least one bridge superstructure. LRFD for Highway Bridge Superstructures - Concrete (2-Day) - $400 (Additional Registration)Presented: Tuesday/Wednesday, June 3/4, 8:00 am-5:00 pm Presented by NHI This new course expands the suite of FHWA services to assist State and local governments in a successful implementation of load and resistance factor design (LRFD). The course promotes the philosophy of the LRFD design platform and establishes the motivation for LRFD as the reassurance that safe design practices are being applied where needed. For structural applications, the curriculum follows the AASHTO “LRFD Bridge Design Specifications,” 3rd Edition, 2004 (AASHTO LRFD), including the approved 2005 and 2006 Interims. This course is a combination of instructor-led discussions and workshop exercises. It includes LRFD theory applied to design examples and illustrates step-by-step LRFD design procedures. The training includes the extensive use of student exercises and example problems to demonstrate overall design, detailing, and construction principles addressed in the reference materials, and provides hands-on experience in the AASHTO LRFD design and detailing of concrete superstructures. Exercise and example problems are based on components of overall comprehensive bridge design examples using AASHTO LRFD and provide comparisons between ASD, LFD, and LRFD design methods where meaningful. The curriculum materials are comprised of a comprehensive design manual, FHWA Publication No. FHWA NHI 06-001, lecture and workshop exercises intended to promote or enhance a working knowledge of the AASHTO LRFD specification, and a participant workbook for lecture notes and exercises. The curriculum material contains the following major topics: •Preliminary design concepts for prestressed concrete OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to: •Describe the concrete bridge superstructure design and construction
process in accordance with the AASHTO LRFD specifications TARGET AUDIENCE: This course has been developed for the needs of practicing public and private sector structural and bridge engineers with 1-10 years of experience. The primary audience is agency and consultant structural designers. Pre-training Competencies: Individuals attending this course should have a minimum BSCE degree and have a working knowledge of the AASHTO LRFD or the “AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges,” and have relevant design experience using either of these specifications on at least one bridge superstructure.
A list of Workshops can be found on the Workshops page.
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